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Canadians: What's the deal with them?

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DrSwade

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I never really had much of an opinion about Canadians. Just figured they were our friends to the North. Always thought they talked funny and never could figure out why they would allow a France in the middle of their country. I wouldn't want a France even if I was in France. Can you imagine if we had a State that was culturally different from the others and spoke a totally different language? Oh, I forgot about Arkansas. Never mind.
I got drunk on a Canadian Frigate when it was docked next to us in Pearl Harbor back in 1987. 5 cent beers and 25 cent shots. I got so drunk I can't even remember the name of the ship. Plus, our skipper made that ship off limits after that night.

Well, since I have been down here I have had quite a bit of interaction with them. I tell you what, I just don't get them.
They seem to have some sort of inferiority complex or something that makes the feel they have to tell me how much better they are than Americans. I experienced a similar type thing when I lived in Scotland.

Here is a typical intro conversation:
"Where you from, eh?"
"Oh, California."
"I'm from Canada"
"Nice to meet you"
"We have better skiing (beer, sports, health care, government, etc.)"
"Uh, OK."
"Ya, we have a better Hoosing market"
"Uh, I didn't know we were having some sort of contest. But, uh, good for you anyway."
This dick, who knows I am a veteran and Navy lifer, so to speak, unsolicited and not even in any kind of conversation yells across the bar. "America has never won a war!"
I wasn't taking the bait, which would have required a hook. A right hook.
I did reply "Well neither has Canada. I suppose it is because you never fought one. Only made a half assed contributions like some junkie trying to stroke his dick in an attempt to make it hard."
A guy sitting next to him told him to STFU and he did.

I had a guy at a party the other day tell me that the real estate market in Alberta was booming and that the bottom would never drop out like California because "we aren't that stupid."
"Uh, OK. Good for you guys."
I was thinking about all the stupid people in California. Nothing intelligent ever came out of that state, right? Pulleeez!

Anyone ever experience this when interacting with Canadians?
 
Yeah-I've spent about six months in Canada off and on for work, typically a month at a time. Ironically up there the newspaper is full of news about America, because nothing actually happens in Canada.

Best way to get them to shut the fuck up is demonstrate how ignorant of an American you are. It rubs them so very wrong.

They were trying to tell me about politics in Canada and asked "what I thought of their prime minister?"
I responded

"Tony Blair?"




They shut up after that.




Their beer sucks ass too. Fuckin' hosers.
 
Our military subsidizes their social programs. They don't have to spend dick on defense because of us, so they can piss their money away on social programs.

In general I like Canadians, but what they brag about, we pay for indirectly.


OP, you should have said that your put your life on the line, so he can have free shitty health care.
 
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I thought Canadians were made up like unicorns or englishmen with nice teeth.
 
DrSwade said:
They seem to have some sort of inferiority complex or something that makes the feel they have to tell me how much better they are than Americans.
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That's because they do.

People in the hospitality business around the world know that if they can't tell if someone is Canadian or American that they should call them Canadian. Why? Because an American will just correct you if you call them Canadian, but a Canadian will get pissed off if you call them American.

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Only Canadian i know lives here in CA. nicest gent, lets me ride his motorcycles and sleep on his couch.
 
All the Canadians I've ever met were seriously awesome people.
 
I used to go snowboarding in BC all the time back in college since the drinking age there is 19.

Also, back then, our dollar was worth a $1.50 in Canada. Seriously good times in Nelson and Trail.
 
There are asshole Canadians just like there are asshole Americans. However, for the most part we are very polite and rather friendly. We like Americans for the most part.
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One big difference is that we don't go around and invade other countries, start wars, and generally try and police the world. We leave that up to you guys. :)
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There is a saying: Americans make the best hosts, but are the worst guests.:laughing
 
From my limited experience, I think there is some (over) sensitivity on their part, because we Americans are so ignorant about them. We can't name their cities or even provinces, and just in general treat them as our boring little brothers.
 
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There are asshole Canadians just like there are asshole Americans. However, for the most part we are very polite and rather friendly. We like Americans for the most part.
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One big difference is that we don't go around and invade other countries, start wars, and generally try and police the world. We leave that up to you guys. :)
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There is a saying: Americans make the best hosts, but are the worst guests.:laughing
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My best friend in HS was a Canadian; he came to visit earlier this year...hadn't seen him in like 30 years.

He said they're hitting a Pension Bubble just like we are with our gubmint employees and that, while they pay a lot in taxes, they are happy with their Health Care system. Banking and mortgage rules in Canada are much tougher and mortgage interest is not deductible.

http://www.american.com/archive/201...canadas-marvelous-mortgage-and-banking-system

Never met a Canadian that I didn't get along with...but yes, they do have a chip on their shoulder about the US.
 
button said:
There are asshole Canadians just like there are asshole Americans. However, for the most part we are very polite and rather friendly. We like Americans for the most part.
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One big difference is that we don't go around and invade other countries, start wars, and generally try and police the world. We leave that up to you guys. :)
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There is a saying: Americans make the best hosts, but are the worst guests.:laughing
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You say polite and friendly, I say they invade my fucking space when I'm up there. Can't sit in a bar, by myself with my eyes on my soup without one of you assholes asking me how I'm doing, and if I saw the hockey game.

I give off every "Don't touch" indication in the book and these fuckers insist on being social.

Seriously, I hope they get trampled by moose.
 
button said:
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One big difference is that we don't go around and invade other countries, start wars, and generally try and police the world. We leave that up to you guys. :)
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i don't go around banging supermodels, crashing cars, and staying out late. it's not because i want to let someone else have all the fun though. i lack the means.
 
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Justin Bieber is Canadian.

I think that says it all right there.
 
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